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Friday, October S, 1934 ESTABLISHED 1889 Suffolk Peanut Miller Sees Better Price for Producers COOPERATION OF GROWERS IS SEEN AS ALL REQUIRED ——<® Number Factor Contribute To Outlook for Higher Prices This Year -® (The following story is from the the Suffolk News-Htrahl of last Sat urday and will he of interest to all growers of peanuts in this section:) Nature and the AAA, each a pow erful agent for production control, are operating in close harmony in the pea nut industry this year. The result of their work, if properly coordinated with other governing factors, may prove the means for lifting the price for the new crop to new high levels, according to a prominent miller of pea nuts here. Out of the Circus at Last According to this miller, who did not care to have his name mentioned, the lowly peanut which had some rough sledding down around the cent a-pound bottom, is due for a rise to fresher heights and profitable prices. “Here’s one for Ripley,” he said. “Strange as it may seem, the world’s largest peanut market is in the unusual position of being without peanuts. I mean farmer's stock, of course.” clean-up ot tne previous year s carry-over ami of the last crop a month or more before the new crop is available for milling is not only an unusual situation but should be classed as a rare condition, this miller believes. With the cleaning and shelling plants idle and certain to remain idle until the new crop is ready—which will be later than is ordinarily the case on account of continued wet weather— there is basis for believing that the new crop will open at an exceedingly favorable price. Whether the price holds favorable wil depend largely, the miller believes, on the cooperation and good business judgment exercised by the growers. Chance for Farmers To Cash in “Idle machinery is a costly luxury,” he said, "and there is no doubt that the demand for new crop nuts swill ex ceed the supply during the early move ment, and growers would seem to have an opportunity this fall to ‘cash in’ on the situation. “This belief is based on a number of factsors which seem to jurtify such a conclusion. First: shortage of stock of old crop nuts. This is significant on account of the lack of supply; but equally important is the trade’s certain knowledge that no carry-over exists. This condition is not confined to the Virginia-North Carolina area, but ap plies with almost equal force to all growing sections. 1934 Yield Lower “Second: The yield of new crop pea nuts in the Southwest has been esti mated at only 50 per cent of earlier forecasts and well-informed growers in other areas also report disappoint ing yields. “Third: The program adopted by the AAA will result in a diversion of a portion of the crop to oil and pro vides that up to 20 per cent could be disposed of in this manner. Benefit payments will be made to growers from the proceeds of a processing tax on all peanuts milled. Peanuts used for oil are taken out of the usual chan nels of trade. “Fourth: Growers of peanuts in many instances, also producers of oth er crops, which have benefited by reg ulation of production and sales, are now in position to demand a price for their peanuts or hold them off the market. There will be no occasion this fall for distress celling in the peanut belt. This alone should elim inate one of the principal reasons for low prices.” With the proper cooperation on tne part of the growers, this miller be lieves it should be possible for the pro gram of the government to result in a decided improvement throughout the entire peanut belt. There is every cause to believe the necessary cooper ation will be forthcoming. It is up to the farmer, he says, and it is liis guess that the peanut farmer will be "on the job” for better prices. -® Legion Supper To Be Held Here Friday Night The supper Friday night is the first event of the fall and winter season that the local post of the American Legion has planned for the coming months. There will be a Hallowe’en entertain ment on .Hallowe'en night. Also Arm istice Day will be celebrated this year, with probably a parade and entertain ment appropriate for the occasion. By attending the supper tonight, ex service men will be lending their sup port to an organization that means much to the community. County Farmers Get $13,000 In Benefit Payments So Far -® Washington County farmers receiv ed $13,303.41 in rental and benefit pay ments on 1933 and 1934 adjustment programs from the Agricultural Ad justment Administration. This in cludes money paid on tobacco, cot ton, wheat and corn-hog contracts. In comparing the payments to this and surrounding counties, it was found that Martin County, a large tobacco growing county, had received $148, 301.87, while Tyrrell, on the other hand, had received the pitiful sum of only $641.74. 10 REASONS FOR JOINING LEGION —®— Local Post Invites All Ex Service Men To Join and Help in Program -— The following is a list of reasons why every ex-service man should be come a member of some legion post: 1. Peace-time service.—The blue and , gold button of the American Legion [testifies honorable service for God and country in war, and service to com Imunity, state and nation in time of I peace. | 2. Rehabilitation.— You are making ,it possible to attain our objective of every disabled ex-service man and his dependents to be taken care of by our government. 3. Child Welfare.—By belonging you are helping to carry out the great j Child Welfare program that the Leg ,ion is sponsoring. 4. Americanism.—You are backing the greatest principles of American ism by combating un-American prin ciples, supporting patriotic education among the children and our citizens and making our communities better places in which to live. 5. Junior Education.—You will help to teach sportsmanship and higher ideals to the youth of America thru [the legion junior baseball, Boy Scout I oratorical contests, and school medal [awards program. i 6. National Defense.—You will help in the legion's great national defense program for adequate national protec tion and through cooperation with the ROTC and CMTC programs. 7. Legislation.—Practically every piece of legislation beneficial to ex service men has found the American Legion right behind it. The success of the entire legislative program of the legion depends upon early and com plete re-enrollment. 8. Non-Partisanship.—You will be come a member of the most democratic organization in the world. No rank in the legion, no race, no creed. Hon orable discharge and service during the World War the only requirements. 9. Comradeship.—-You join up with a real outfit of he-men who served side by side with you, through thick and thin; whether you were a million aire or not, you were their buddy. Friendships made on the battlefields and in the service endure. Friendships made in the American Legion like wise endure. 10. Organization.—Individual}^ you and I can do little; collectively, in the 10,984 posts, with over a million mem bers, we can accomplish anything that is worthy. The James E. Jethro Post, 164, of Washington County, extends an invi tation to every ex-service man in the county to become a member. -$ Cool Springs Club Mrs. J. H. Riddick was hostess to the Cool Springs Club on Wednesday October 3. The meeting was presided over hy Mrs. S. B. Lucas, with Mrs. J. W. Snell acting secretary. Fifteen mem bers answered to the roll call, with several paying their yearly dues. Five visitors were present. The state garden contest was an nounced, and several of the members accepted record sheets to be kept for six months, making daily reports on ! their fall and winter gardens. | The sanitary program for the coun Ity was also discussed. I Mrs. W. V. Hays, clothing leader, .then demonstrated the new fall berets stating colors, cutting patterns, etc. Miss Eugenia Patterson gave a lec ture on the preparation of school lunches, stating that the child should have wholesome foods with little sweets, and calling attention to the mothers of a problem that demands every effort to plan and prepare. Miss Patterson also urges hot suppers for the school child, which is so nourish ing after a cold lunch. The hostess, assisted by Miss Doris Riddick and Mrs. N. R. Hopkins, served sandwiches, cakes, and choco late. The next meeting will be held with | Mrs. J. W. Snell. COTTON PICKING SEASON WILL AID IN EMPLOYMENT -« Gins of County Have Been Working Steadily Since Middle September -» Harvesting of peanuts and cotton in Washington County means a clcro|se in unemployment for the next few weeks. Much of the close to 2,000 acres of .cotton in the county has been picked, and a lot of it ginned, but there still remains some to be picked and ginned. I Gins scattered about the county have been working steadily since about the middle of September. Last year there was an estimated 2,738 acres planted to cotton in this county. In the 1034 season there is thought to be about 2,000 acres. This acreage is distributed among 500 or more growers with 200 of them sign ing the reduction pledges. Many of the others expressed a will ingness to sign the pledges, but their acreage was below' the amount re quired for the government before a person could sign. grower must have grown more than three or four acres to be eligible. J his week is the heavy week for harvesting the lowly gooher. In 1933 there were 4,160 craes of the nuts planted. The acreage this year is thought to he about the same, or may be less. There is a scarcity of peanuts this year, as the threshers are learn ing now. Some time back they sold for as low as a cent a pound, while this year it is predicted that they will range in price close to 3 cents a pound. Cotton can now be stored and 12 cents pound borrowed on it. Tobacco growers have just about cleaned out their tobacco in this coun ty, it is thought by many. Much of the weed has brought on an average of 30 cents a pound. In some instances it has been more and in a few a very little less. Most of the tobacco growers were well pleased with their returns. It appears now that the cotton and pea nut growers will be equally pleased. ■-<S> Mrs. Abe Adler Breaks Wrist in Fall at Home Mrs. Abe Adler is recovering today from a broken right arm that was caused by a fall to the floor at her home early this week. She stepped on a rug that skidded on the slippery floor, throwing her to the floor. She attempted to catch on her hand and broke the arm near the wrist. Medi cal attention was rendered by Or. T. L. Bray. She is expected to recover fully from the injuries, but it will take time for the bone to knit and the in jury to fully heal. -® Hoke Club Meets Mrs. Robert Porter was a very grac ious hostess when she entertained the members of the Hoke Home Demon stration Club Tuesday. There were 9 members present and 13 absent. During the business ses sion the club was told of the county federation to be held in Roper October 25 and also of the drive for sanita tion and electrification of rural homes that is being put on in the county. Miss Patterson gave an interesting I talk on school lunches. During the social hour the club mem hers were served a delicious sweet course by the hostess. The November meeting will be held with Miss Lula Watson. Woman's Club Meeting -$ The Plymouth Woman’s Club hehl its first meeting' of the fall on 1'riilay afternoon in the Legion Hall with Mrs. H. A. Livernian presiding. During the brief business meeting the purchase of a piano for the hall was approved. Also three new mem bers, Mesdames Frank Nurney, Van B. Martin, Sr., and P. W. Brinkley, were welcomed into the club. During the program, the feature of which was “Citizenship”, Mr. C. H. Aderholt, of Creswell. gave a very in teresting address on "A Child as a Citizen”, while M rs. C . N. Davenport concluded in a talk on “Club Women as citizens.” Mrs. C. J. Norman gave a reading of much entertainment en titled, “He Played on the Harp with a Thousand Strings." Hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames S. A. Ward, C. W. Cahoon and George W. Bowen who served appetizing waffers and coffee follow ing the program. The objective for the year’s work will be the sponsoring of a play ground if the town will furnish an appropriate location. OVER 1,000 BOOKS ADDED TO LOCAL SCHOOL LIBRARY Reds and Blues in Hot Con test, With Blues Now Out in Front -$ Following the announcement sever al weeks ago in the Roanoke Beacon that the students of the local schools were beginning a contest to build up the library by conscription t books, the students were divided into two camps, the Blues and Reds, with cap tains over each room. From the start both >ides have been quite enthusias tic and competition has been keen. Some parents have even complained that their children tried to transport the entire home library to the school. On Monday, the starting day, over 500 books were brought in with the Reds slightly in the lead. On the second day, the Reds increased their margin considerably. : However, the Blues came back I strong on Wednesday, gaining the lead by a margin of over 100. To date over 1,400 books, some worth while, and some unusable, have been turned in by both sides. It is estimated that by Friday over 2,000 books will have been brought in. As it stands now, there is a ques tion in all students’ minds which side |will win. Whichever it may be, there is a pleasant surprise in the form of a reward for the winning team. TRIPLETS GET MUCH PUBLICITY —®— Grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hardison Are Trained for Stage -<*■ Below the pictures of three little girls in the Citizen-News, of Holly wood, Calif., is the following explana ion: “These three little maids, each born within 30 seconds of the other, are Faith, Fern, and Frances Lieberson, triplet daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gershon Lieberson^ of Laurel Ave nue. The trio, born in this city April 29, 1929, is being trained iii^the stage 'arts. They are said to be the first Caesarian triplets in medical history.” The training of these children for the stage includes dancing in all its phases, singing, languages, dramatic and motion picture technique. They are pupils of the same teachers who trained Shirley Temple. They have already had auditions at Fox and Edu cational studios and have been guests at press luncheons, receiving much publicity. Mrs. Lieberson is the daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. George YY. Har dison, of Plymouth, and, of course, the local grandparents are proud of their grandchildren. In the post office and at home the pictures of the children (the only grandchildren) are posted in every conceivable place. Many of the photos were taken by the studios and show the children in different dresses, costumes, and many poses. These children with their par ents spent almost a year at home with Mr. and Mrs. Hardison in 1932. They have been gone for more Ilian a year. Home and ciub News By Miss Eugenia Patterson Schedule for Next Week Monday, October IS, Scuppernong. Tuesday, Cherry. Wednesday, Albemarle. Thursday, Wenona. Friday, Mount Tahor. Saturday morning, curb market at 8:30. Important Announcements All home demonstration clubs will meet at 2:30 p. m. from October 1 through the winter months. Federation will meet in Roper Oc tober 25th. Let’s see how many clubs can pay their dues bv that time. We nona, Albemarle, and Cool Springs Clubs are ahead so far. Don't forget the trophy cup that is to be given away. 1 wonder which club will get it this time. Election of club officers (for the next two years) will be held in No vember at your club meeting. Be thinking about your officers for elec tion. The state garden contest has been started and is well on the way. We want each club to boost their contest ants and under no circumstances let any contestant off without keeping records to date. The curb market sales for Septem ber amounted to $126.97. We don’t want it to drop. Cotton Allotment for County Regarded as Much too Low TRUCK GROWERS MET IN RALEIGH LAST SATURDAY -® L. E. Hassell, of Roper, Is Named Member of Committee L. E. Hassell, of Roper, was named a member of the general vegetable committee of the North Carolina Veg etable Growers Association at a meet ing held in State College in Raleigh last Saturday. The vegetable growers organization is separate and distinct from the North Carolina Potato Growers Association, which was also in session at the same time. But the two organizations are so formed that they are united in their paramount objectives and can act to gether if necessary. Delegates from 20 counties were present at the meeting, and it was de cided that in view of continued low prices and overproduction of truck crops that some kind of adjustment of production similar to that of cotton and tobacco was necessary. The potato growers are seeking to have potatoes designated as a basic commodity by the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration, so that they may reduce their production under con tract with the government, whereby they will receive benefit payments. Doubt was expressed as to whether or not general vegetables could be brought into the classification of basic commodities. The vegetables growers are looking to some form of marketing agreement to regulate the production and sale of general truck crops. Representatives of the AAA will come to the State in a few days and will consult with the growers of this section in a meeting to be held in Eden ton on October 20. it is thought that a legislative committee from this coun ty will confer with the members of the legislature from this county relative to farm bills. A request has been made by the or ganization that NRA codes he inves tigated to determine whether 30 or 40 per cent increase in the cost of fer tilizer and packing cases are justified and that FERA workers were not be ing paid wages higher than the local rate. PRICESl^OUR BIG FARM CROPS ARE UP 101 PER CENT -& Wheat, Corn, Hogs, Cotton Much Higher Than Two Years Ago -- Chicago.—Market value of wheat, corn, hogs and cotton, the four basic farm commodities defined by the gari cultural adjustment act, was shown recently to be 101 percent higher than the average of late September, 1932. Whereas late in April this year the Chicago market prices of these com modities averaged 37 percent higher titan April, 1932, they now average 101 percent above the corresponding date two years ago. Early in June this year these prices averaged only 71.5 higher than the corresponding date in 1932. Compared with a year ago the basic farm products now average 35 percent higher, corn and hogs showing the greatest percentage of increase. Fig ures involved do not include the $3.45 hundred processing which after gov ernment collection is an indirect bene fit to hog producers. Chicago cotton prices, based on quotations for October deliveries, were about 27 percent higher than a year ago and 73 percent higher than two years ago. Quarterly Conference Held At Pleasant Grove Church -® Pleasant Grove.—The last quarterly conference of the Roper charge was held at Pleasant Grove church Sunday afternoon. Presiding Elder J. H. Mc Cracken, of Elizabeth City, made a very inspiring talk, his subject being “The Widow’s Two Mites” and his theme being “It Is More Blessed 1 o (live Than To Receive.” The four churches gave splendid reports. -$ Series Services Bgein Sunday at Chapel Hill A >eries of preaching services will begin at Chapel Hill schoolhouse next Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. These services will continue through the week and perhaps longer. The sermon subject for next Sunday night will be “A New 'Testament Church the Body of Christ.” Evereybody is cordially invited to attend. Remember the hour, 7:30 o’clock. Rev. J. H. Poteet will be the preacher. Superior Court in Session Here All This Week i he W ashington County Superior Court met here this week for the spec jial October term. A number of cases w-ere tried, with Judge Henry A. Grady of Clinton presiding. Verdicts had not been rendered in some cases, and to prevent confusion the Beacon will car ry next week a full account of the transactions. PLAN AND PRICES OF PEANUTS ARE GIVEN IN DETAIL -S Farm Administration An nounces Contract Terms And Benefits -® W ashington.—Farm administration officials predicted recently that as a | result of the recently announced pea j nut adjustment program, market i prices for the 1934 crop would be a I hove $59 a ton for Spanish peanuts, $56 for Virginias and $50 for runners. Producers who sign and carry out agreements to adjust their 1935 pea nut acreage will receive in addition $8 a ton ott their 1934 harvest. The benefit payment will not be made on peanuts “hogged down” or left in the I ground. Growers in signing contracts will a : gree to plant in 1935 a peanut acreage of not more than 90 percent of the ! 1933 planted acreage, or 90 percent of the 1934 planted acreage, or the average acreage planted in 1933 and 1934. Under the program, it is planned to encourage use of peanuts as stock feed and in manufacture of peanut oil in order to adjust the supply for cleaning and shelling. Contract signers will he eligible to receive payments for diverting up to 20 percent of their 1934 crop to oil or feed, but diversion is not requir ed. The diversion payments, payable directly to growers and in addition to benefit payments fur acreage reduc tion, will be $20 a ton for Virginias, $15 for Spanish and $10 for runners. To obtain diversion payments, grow ers will be required to submit satis factory evidence that they have made the diversion to oil or feed, Satisfac tory evidence of diversion to oil will I be an agreement, signed by the oil crusher to whom the peanuts are sold, | to use the peanuts for oil. The Farm Administration will supply agreement I forms. Payments for diversion to feed will be made only on peanuts baled with out separation from the vines and used or sold under regulations to be announced by the administration. While contracting growers will not be paid for diverting more than 20 percent of their crop, they may divert la large proportion. Production benefit payments w.d I be made, it was announced, after |checking of 1935 acreage and the es tablishing of proof by the producer jthat he has complied with his agree ment. Diversion payments will be jmade at the same time. j A second form of the plan for ad justing 1934 supply is now in opera tion and is abailable to all growers. Under it, payments will be made to peanut oil manufacturers, who in turn will pass them on to growers in increased prices for peanuts purchas ed. The manufacturers will receive j payments of $16 a ton for V irginians, j $12 for Spanish and $8 for runners, j These payments will be made to the ! oil mill on all 1934 farmers’ stock pur chased after October 1 and crushed for oil, except those peanuts for which diversion payments are to be made di rect to growers. -$ Delegation From Here At Church Meet Last Week -® A delegation from the Plymouth Baptist church attended the meeting of the Roanoke District Woman’s Missionary Society held at William ston last Thursday. Included were Mesdames Leon Roses, R. L. Luca , Albert Alexander, W. R. White, Har ry Stell, A. . Modlin, Pauline Bateman. W. R. Hardison, J. L. Mizell, Sallie Hassell, and Jack Peele. To Preach at Union Chapel Both Saturday and Sunday -s Rev. L\ K. Alexander, of Columbia, will preach at the Union Chapel Free Will Baptist church on the Long Acre road Saturday night and Sunday morn ing and night. Mr. Alexander is an able speaker and it is hoped that a large crowd will be present. 800 BALES FIXED AS QUOTA TO BE SOLD TAX - FREE Farmers Protesting; Call on Warren and Bailey To Use Influence -® Communications are being ex changed between leaders in Washing ton County and officials of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration in Washington, 1). C.relative to the cot ton allotments for this county. Congressman Lindsey Warren was invited down here Thursday by Carl L. Bailey and John W. Darden and others to look into the matter. Sena tor Josiah W. Bailey has been asked to aid in getting a reconsideration of the allotment for this county under the Bankhead Act. Senator Josiah Bailey was of the opinion that some relief will be granted. Last year giners * in Washington County reported some 1,700 bales in this county. The Bankhead rules are to cut the crop 40 per cent less than last year's bales, which would make it 1,020 bales for this county for 1934. Close figuring resulted in 800 bales be ing allotted by the government. Growers here are absolutely com plaining in a solid mass against this quota. Of course, there was upwards of 400 bales ginned in Martin and Tyrrell counties that was grown in Washington County, of which no no tice lias been taken by the adjustment officials. If these 400 bales were added to last year's production figure-, then the re sult would be 2,100 bales less the usu al 40 per cent, which would give this county 1,260 bales as the proper al lotment to be sold exempt from tin tax. There are 500 or more growers in Washington County. Of this number about 200 have signed reduction con I tracts. But the other 300 most of [whom were not eligible to sigh the contracts as they grew below the four acres required, are faced with a high tax. COTTON CARDS MAY BE HELD OVER FOR YEAR -® Cotton Growers Not Likely To Be Able To Sell All Surplus Certificates -$ Southern cotton growers will hardly be able to sell all of their surplus tax exemption certificates this year, says Dean I. O. Schaub, of State College. The surplus certificates will cover 1,639,474 bales, he said, while the overproducers will need only enough certficates to cover 431,223 bales. This means that growers with sur plus certificates which are not sold this year will be allowed to hold them over until next year and use them in the selling of their cotton tax free. In other words, said the dean, if a grower holds over one certificate and then gets a Bankhead allotment of three bales next year, he can raise four bales, selling three of them un der next year’s certificates and the fourth under the certificate lie held over. Growers with surplus certificates may sell or barter them at the rate of four cents a pound to a neighbor who has excess cotton. If they have no such neighbor, they may turn them over to the county agent, who will place the certificates in the national pool, where as many of them as pos sible will be sold. The unsold cer tificates will be returned to the growers., who can hold them over un til next year. Schaub advised against the grow ers selling surplus certificates at les; than four cents, since this is the price established by the secretary of agri culture. The certificates will be worth four cents next year, he added, or perhaps more. -® Cure or Corn Lamb Just /4s Pork or Beek Is Cured It is possible to cure or corn lamb just as you do pork or beef. The shoulders and leg>, however, are the cuts most generally used. For each ten pounds of lamb use 1 1-2 cups of salt, 1-2 tablespoonful of baking soda, 1 tablespoonful of saltpeter, and 3-4 cup of brown sugar. Rub salt thor oughly into the meat and allow to stnad for 24 hours. Dissolve the other ingerdients in a small quantity of lukewarm water and pour over the meat. Add enough water to cover the meat and let stand in the brine for three or four days. Care should be taken to avoid using too much salt.